EP1870969B1 - Équipement électronique et procédé pour la fabrication d'équipement électronique - Google Patents

Équipement électronique et procédé pour la fabrication d'équipement électronique Download PDF

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EP1870969B1
EP1870969B1 EP07010821A EP07010821A EP1870969B1 EP 1870969 B1 EP1870969 B1 EP 1870969B1 EP 07010821 A EP07010821 A EP 07010821A EP 07010821 A EP07010821 A EP 07010821A EP 1870969 B1 EP1870969 B1 EP 1870969B1
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Takeshi Yasuda
Atsushi Nagashima
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H01R43/24—Assembling by moulding on contact members
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/631—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only
    • H01R13/6315—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles
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  • the present invention relates to electronic equipment equipped with a connector which is electrically connected to a device to be connected.
  • An electronic control unit (ECU: Electronic Control Unit) of an electrical motor-driven type power steering device mounted in a vehicle as disclosed in JP-A-2000-203437 and JP-A-2003-267233 (patent documents 1 and 2) is known as electronic equipment equipped with a connector.
  • This electronic control unit is connected to an electrical motor by a screw or the like, and they are electrically connected to each other through a connector.
  • the electronic control unit controls the driving of the electrical motor so that steering assisting torque corresponding to a steering operation is produced in the steering shaft.
  • an electrically conductive plate is subjected to insert molding using insulating resin to integrally form a housing and a connector, and the housing, a control board and a metal board are overlapped with one another and electrically connected to one another by soldering.
  • the hosing and the respective boards are accommodated in a case, and the connector is projected from the case.
  • a connector is fixed onto a case by a screw, and the terminal of the connector projecting into the case is electrically connected to the control board by soldering.
  • a large current board is formed by subjecting an electrically conductive member to insert molding using insulating resin. The large current board, the control board and the metal board are overlapped with one another, electrically connected to one another by soldering and accommodated in the case.
  • the housing accommodated in the case and the connector exposed from the case are integral with each other. Therefore, when external force is applied to the connector because a partner connector is attached/detached to/from the connector or a foreign matter impinges against the connector, the external force is directly transferred from the connector to the housing, and stress is applied to the soldering-connection portions of the housing, the control board and the metal board, and thus there is a risk that the soldering is broken and the connection reliability is lowered. Furthermore, in the related art structure as shown in the patent document 2, the connector is fixed onto the case by the screw, and the terminal of the connector is connected to the control board in the case by soldering.
  • An electronic equipment according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from EP-A-1 215 756 .
  • the present invention has been implemented to solve the above problem, and has an object to provide electronic equipment and electronic equipment manufacturing method which can prevent lowering of connection reliability of soldering-connection portions.
  • Electronic equipment comprises a connector for electrically connecting a device to be connected, a board to which the connector is electrically connected and which has a soldering-connection portion, characterized by a base that is overlapped with the board to support the board and the connector, and a case for fixing the connector while the connector is exposed from an opening portion thereof and fixing the board and the base while the board and the base are accommodated therein, wherein the base supports the connector through a flexible member.
  • the connector is fixed to the case and it is supported through the flexible member by the base. Therefore, even when external force is applied to the connector due to the attachment/detachment of the partner connector to/from the connector or the impingement of foreign matters against the connector, the dimensional error or assembly error of the respective parts, the difference in thermal shrinkage characteristic among the materials of the respective parts or the like, the connector does not jounce (move) with respect to the case, the base and the board, and the external force is absorbed by the flexible member, so that the external force is not transferred to the base and the board. Therefore, stress with which soldering may be broken is not applied to the soldering connection portions of the connector and the board, and thus the connection reliability at the soldering connection portions can be prevented from being lowered.
  • an electrically conductive metal piece constituting a terminal of the connector and a flexible metal piece constituting the flexible member are subjected to insert molding using insulating resin so that the connector and the base are formed integrally with each other, and then the continuous insulating resin portion is cut out, whereby the connector and the base are connected to each other by only the flexible metal piece.
  • the connector and the base are manufactured by the same mold at the same time, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Furthermore, it is unnecessary to assemble the connector to the base and thus the connector and the base can be assembled to the case and the board in a lump, so that the number of assembling steps of the electronic equipment can be reduced, and the assembling work can be facilitated.
  • the flexible member has a bending portion in the electronic equipment.
  • the effective length of the flexible member can be increased, and the external force applied to the connector can be surely absorbed by the flexible member. Furthermore, the width dimension of the flexible member which directs from the connector to the base is reduced to thereby reduce the interval between the connector and the base, so that the electronic equipment can be miniaturized.
  • the board comprises a first board that is supported while overlapped with the upper side of the base, and a second board that is supported while overlapped with the lower side of the base, the first board and the second board are electrically connected to each other by soldering, and the connector is electrically connected to at least one of the first board and the second board by soldering.
  • the connector is fixed to the case, and supported through the flexible member by the base. Therefore, stress which may break soldering is not applied to the soldering connection portions of the connector and each board, and the connection reliability of the soldering connection portions can be prevented from being lowered.
  • a method of manufacturing electronic equipment comprising a connector electrically-connected to a device to be connected, a board having a soldering-connection portion to which the connector is electrically connected, a base for supporting the board and the connector while overlapped with the board, and a case for fixing the connector while the connector is exposed from an opening portion thereof and fixing the board and the base while the board and the base are accommodated in the case, in which an electrically conductive metal piece constituting a terminal of the connector and a flexile metal piece are subjected to insert-molding using insulating resin so that the connector and the base are formed integrally with each other, and then a continuous resin portion is cut out.
  • the connector and the base can be manufactured by the same mold at the same time, it is unnecessary to assemble the connector to the base, and the connector and the base can be assembled to the case and the board in a lump. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, the number of assembling steps of the electronic equipment can be reduced, and the assembly work can be facilitated. Furthermore, even when external force is applied to the connector under the assembly state of the electronic equipment, the connector does not jounce and the external force is absorbed by the flexible member, so that no external force is transferred to the base and the board. Therefore, stress which may break soldering is not applied to the soldering connection portions of the connector, the board, etc., and thus the reduction in connection reliability can be prevented.
  • the connector, the board and the base are fixed to the case, the connector and the board are electrically connected to each other by soldering.
  • the connector even when the external is applied to the connector, the connector does not jounce with respect to the case, the base and the board, and the external force is absorbed by the flexible member, so that no external force is transferred to the base and the board. Accordingly, stress which may break soldering is not applied to the soldering connection portions of the connector, the board, etc., and the connection reliability of the soldering connection portions can be prevented from being lowered.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded diagram showing electronic equipment 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the electronic equipment 100 is an electronic control unit (ECU: Electronic Control Unit) of an electrical motor-driven type power steering device mounted in a vehicle.
  • the electrical motor-driven type power steering device comprises the electronic equipment 100, and a three-phase type electrical motor 90 (shown in Fig. 12 ) for producing steering assisting torque corresponding to the manipulation of the steering for the steering shaft of the vehicle (not shown).
  • the electronic equipment 100 is mechanically and electrically connected to the electric motor 90, and controls the driving of the electric motor 90.
  • the upper case 1 is formed of a steel plate, and the lower case 2 is formed by aluminum die cast.
  • Lock holes 1a are provided to the respective side surfaces of the upper case 1, and lock projections 2a are provided to the respective side surfaces of the lower case 2.
  • the respective lock holes 1a of the upper case 1 and the respective lock projections 2a of the lower case 2 are engagedly fitted to one another, thereby assembling the cases 1, 2 (shown in Fig. 12 ).
  • the control board 3 represents a control board.
  • the control board 3 is formed of glass epoxy resin. Electrical parts for controlling the driving of the electrical motor 90, etc. are mounted on each mount surface of the control board by soldering and an electrical circuit is also formed (a part thereof is omitted from the illustration).
  • a connector 10 is an example of the electrical parts mounted on the control board 3.
  • the connector 10 comprises terminals of metal pieces having electrical conductivity (not shown) and a housing 10a formed of resin having insulation. The terminals of the connector 10 are held in the housing 10a, and electrically connected onto the control board 3 by soldering.
  • a connector connected to a cable to be electrically connected to a battery, sensors, other controllers, etc. of a vehicle (not shown) is fitted to the connector 10.
  • An opening (not shown) is formed at the side surface of the upper case 1 so that the connector 10 is projected to the outside of the cases 1, 2.
  • the power module board 4 represents a power module board.
  • the power module board 4 is formed of an aluminum plate. Electrical parts for supplying driving current to the electrical motor 90 are mounted on each mount surface of the power module board 4 by soldering, and an electrical circuit is also formed (a part thereof is omitted form the illustration). Terminals 11a to 11f and connectors 12a, 12b are provided as examples of the electrical parts mounted on the power module board 4.
  • the terminals 11a to 11f comprise plate-shaped metal pieces having electrical conductivity. The lower ends of terminals 11a to 11f are electrically connected onto the power module board 4 by soldering, spot welding or the like so that the terminals 11a to 11f stand vertically to the power module board 4.
  • the connector 12a, 12b comprises terminals 12c formed of pin-shaped metal pieces having electrical conductivity and base frames 12d formed of resin having insulation.
  • the respective terminals 12c of the connectors 12a, 12b are held at a predetermined pitch by the base frames 12d, and electrically connected onto the power module board 4 by soldering.
  • Through holes 3a through which the respective terminals 12c of the connectors 12a, 12b penetrate are formed in the control board 3.
  • the connector 5 serves to electrically connect the connector 5 and the electrical motor 90.
  • the base 6 is overlapped with the boards 3, 4 to support the boards 3, 4 and the connector 5.
  • the base 6 is designed to be larger in outer diameter than the boards 3, 4.
  • the connector 5 and the base 6 are integrally formed with each other by subjecting the metal pieces to insert-molding using insulating resin.
  • Terminals 7a to 7c, 9d to 9f and a beam 8 are provided as examples of the insert-molded metal pieces.
  • the terminals 7a to 7c, 9d to 9f and the beam 8 are formed of plate-shaped metal pieces having electrical conductivity, flexibility and elasticity.
  • the terminals 7a to 7c and the beam 8 are designed to have shapes as shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the terminals 7a to 7c constitute the terminals of the connector 5.
  • the terminals 7a to 7c are insulated by the housing 5a formed of insulating resin of the connector 5.
  • the upper portion of the housing 5a is provided with a hole 5b through which the upper end portions 7d, 7e of the terminals 7a to 7c are projected and the terminals 11a to 11c of the power module board 4 penetrate.
  • the control board 3 is provided with a hole 3b through which the upper end portions 7e of the terminals 7a to 7c penetrate.
  • Recesses 5c through which the lower end portions 7f of the terminals 7a to 7c are formed at the side portion of the housing 5a.
  • Holes 7g are formed at the lower end portions 7f of the terminals 7a to 7c.
  • Holes 5d are formed in the respective recesses 5c of the housing 5a so as to be concentric to the holes 7g.
  • a metal nut 13 (see Fig. 8B ) is mounted in each hole 5d.
  • Holes 5f are formed at the lower end portions 5e of the housing 5a as shown in Fig. 1 .
  • An opening portion 2b through which the connector 5 is projected to the outside of the cases 1, 2 and also screw holes 2c for fixing the connector 5 are formed at the side surface of the lower case 2.
  • the connector 5 and the base 6 are joined to each other at the insulating portions thereof by only the beam 8. That is, the base 6 supports the connector 5 through the beam 8.
  • the beam 8 has bending portions 8a at the center thereof. The bending portions 8a are exposed from the insulating resin portions of the connector 5 and the base 6.
  • the beam 8 and the terminals 7a to 7c are insulated from each other by the housing 5a of the connector 5.
  • the base 6 is provided with a hole 6a through which the terminals 9d to 9f are projected and the terminals 11d to 11f of the power module board 4 penetrate as shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the base 6 is also provided with a hole 6b through which the connectors 12a, 12b penetrate.
  • a cylinder 6c is formed on the base 6.
  • a metal nut 14 (shown in Fig. 8A ) is mounted in the cylinder 6c.
  • Figs. 3A to 8B are diagrams showing the manufacturing state of the connector 5 and the base 6.
  • Figs. 3A , 4A , 5A , 6A , 7A and 8A show the state of the formation process of the connector 5 and the base 6 when viewed from the upper side in the neighborhood of the connector 5.
  • Figs. 3B , 4B , 5B , 6B , 7B and 8B are X-X cross-sectional views of Figs. 3A , 4A , 5A , 6A , 7A and 8A .
  • the terminals 7a to 7b are disposed at a portion 31a of the lower metal mold 31 where the connector 5 is formed as shown in Figs. 4A and 4B , and the beam 8 is disposed at a portion 31c where the gap between the connector 5 and the base 6 is formed.
  • the terminals 9d to 9f are also disposed at a portion (not shown) of the lower metal mold 31 where the neighboring of the hole 6a of the base 6 is formed.
  • the lower metal mold 31 and the upper metal mold 32 are mated with each other, and clamped under predetermined pressure.
  • liquid insulating resin is injected from an injection port 32g formed in the upper metal mold 32 through a flow path 32h, and portions 31a, 32a, 31b, 32b, 31d, 32d of the metal molds 31, 32 at which the connector 5 and the base 6 will be formed is filled with the insulating resin.
  • the portions 31c, 32c, 31e, 32e of the metal molds 31, 32 serve as space portions through which the bending portions 8a of the beam 8 and the upper end portions 7d, 7e of the terminals 7a to 7c are exposed from the connector 5 and the base 6.
  • the injected liquid insulating resin flows from the connector 5 forming portions 31a, 32a, 31d, 32d of the metal molds 31, 32 through the flow path 31h shown in Fig. 4A , etc. into the base 6 forming portions 31b, 32b.
  • Plural injection ports other than the injection port 32g may be formed in the metal molds 31, 32 so that liquid insulating resin is injected from the injection ports concerned.
  • the metal molds 31, 32 are opened, and the connector 5 and the base 6 are detached from the metal molds 31, 32 as shown in Fig. 7A and Fig. 7B . Then, a continuous insulating resin portion 60 of the connector 5 and the base 6 which is solidified in the flow path 31h of the lower metal mold 31, and unnecessary insulating resin portions such as an insulating resin portion 50 which is solidified in the flow path 32h of the upper metal mold 32 and continuous with the connector 5, etc. are cut out as shown in Fig. 8A and Fig. 8B . Accordingly, the connector 5 and the base 6 are formed at the same time, and the connector 5 is supported through only the beam 8 by the base 6.
  • a nut 14 is mounted and fixed in the cylinder 6c of the base 6. Furthermore, nuts 13 are mounted and fixed in the holes 5d intercommunicating with the holes 7g of the terminals 7a to 7c of the connector 5.
  • the nuts 13, 14 may be disposed at portions (not shown) of the lower metal mold 31 at which the holes 5d will be formed and at a portion (not shown) of the upper metal mold 32 at which the inside of the cylinder 6c will be formed, and then insert-molding using insulating resin may be carried out.
  • Figs. 9 to 12 are diagrams showing the assembly state of the electronic equipment 100.
  • the power module board 4 is mounted in the lower case 2 shown in Fig. 1 .
  • screws 21 are made to penetrate through holes 4d formed in the power module board 4 and threadably mounted in screw holes 2d formed in the lower case 2, whereby the power module board 4 is fixed to the lower case 2 as shown in Fig. 9 .
  • the terminals 11a to 11f of the power module board 4 and the connectors 12a, 12b are made to penetrate through the holes 6a, 6b of the base 6 and the holes 5b of the connector 5, the base 6 is mounted on the lower case 2, and the connector 5 is disposed at the opening portion 2b of the lower case 2.
  • screws 22 are made to penetrate through holes 6h formed in the base 6, and threadably mounted in screw holes 2h formed in the lower case 2, whereby the base 6 is fixed to the lower case 2 as shown in Fig. 10 .
  • screws 23 are made to penetrate through holes 5f formed in the connector 5, and threadably mounted in screw holes 2c formed in the lower case 2, thereby fixing the connector 5 to the lower case 2.
  • the fixing of the connector 5 to the lower case 2 may be carried out before or after the base 6 is fixed to the lower case 2. Furthermore, the fixing of the connector 5 and the base 6 to the lower case 2 may be carried out at the same time with being adjusted.
  • the upper end portions of the terminals 11a to 11c projecting from the holes 5b of the connector 5 and the upper end portions 7d of the terminals 7a to 7c are mechanically and electrically connected to one another by spot welding, and the upper end portions of the terminals 11d to 11f projecting from the holes 6a of the base 6 and the upper end portions of the terminals 9d to 9f are mechanically and electrically connected to one another by spot welding, whereby the power module board 4 is kept to be supported by the base 6. Furthermore, the power module board 4 and the connector 5 are kept to be electrically connected to each other.
  • the respective terminals 12c of the connectors 12a, 12b projecting from the holes 6b of the base 6 are made to penetrate through the through holes 3a of the control board 3, and also the upper end portions 7e of the terminals 7a to 7c projecting from the holes 5b of the connector 5 are made to penetrate through the holes 3b of the control board 3, whereby the control board 3 is disposed on the cylinder 6c of the base 6.
  • Screws 24 are made to penetrate through holes 3c formed in the control board 3, and are threadably mounted in nuts 14 inside of the cylinder 6c of the base 6, whereby the control board 3 is fixed to the base 6 and the lower case 2 as shown in Fig. 11 . Accordingly, the control board 3 is kept to be supported by the base 6.
  • the respective terminals 12c of the connectors 12a, 12b projecting from the through holes 3a of the control board 3 are electrically connected to the control board 3 by soldering, whereby the control board 3 and the power module board 4 are kept to be electrically connected to each other.
  • the upper end portions 7e of the terminals 7a to 7c of the connector 5 projecting from the holes 3b of the control board 3 are electrically connected to the control board 3 by soldering.
  • the connector 10 (omitted from the illustration in Fig. 11 ) on the control board 3 is engagedly fitted in an opening portion (not shown) of the upper case 1, thereby assembling the lower case 2 and the upper case 1 as shown in Fig. 12 . Accordingly, the boards 3, 4 and the base 6 are accommodated in the cases 1, 2 and the connectors 5, 10 are projected from the outside of the cases 1, 2, thereby completing the assembly of the electronic equipment 100.
  • motor terminals 92a to 92c of the electric motor 90 which project from the surface of the case 91 are inserted into the recesses 5c of the connector 5 of the electronic equipment 100, and the lower case 2 is mounted on the case 91.
  • the screws 25 are made to penetrate through holes 92d formed in the motor terminals 92a to 92c and holes 7g formed in the terminals 7a to 7c of the connector 5, and threadably mounted in the nuts 13 (see Fig. 8B , etc.) in the holes 5d of the connector 5, whereby the motor terminals 92a to 92c and the terminals 7a to 7c are brought into close contact with one another.
  • the connector 5 is fixed to the lower case 2, and the connector 5 is supported through the beam 8 of the flexible metal piece by the base 6. Therefore, even when external force is applied to the connector 5 due to the attachment/detachment of the motor terminals 92a to 92c to/from the connector 5, the impingement of foreign matters to the connector 5, the dimensional error or assembly error of the respective parts, the difference in thermal shrinkage characteristic among the respective parts or the like, the connector 5 does not jounce (move) with respect to the cases 1, 2, the base 6 and the boards 3, 4, and the external force is absorbed by the beam 8, so that no external force is transmitted to the base 6 and the boards 3, 4. Therefore, stress which may break soldering is not applied to the soldering connection portions of the connector 5 and the boards 3, 4, and thus the connection reliability of the soldering connection portions can be prevented from being lowered.
  • the connector 5 and the base 6 are formed at the same time in the same insert-molding metal molds 31, 32 by insert molding, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
  • the connector 5 and the base 6 are connected to each other through the beam 8, so that it is unnecessary to carry out the work of assembling the connector 5 to the base 6 and the connector 5 and the base 6 can be assembled to the case 2 and the boards 3, 4 in a lump. Therefore, the number of assembling steps of the electronic equipment 100 can be reduced, and the assembling work can be facilitated.
  • the effective length of the beam 8 by which the beam 8 can sag (the length of the portion of the beam 8 which is exposed from the connector 5 and the base 6, that is, the spring length of the beam 8) can be increased, and the external force applied to the connector 5 can be surely absorbed by the beam 8.
  • the width dimension W in the direction from the connector 5 of the beam 8 shown in Fig. 7B to the base 6 is reduced, and the interval S between the connector 5 and the base 6 is narrowed, so that the electronic equipment 100 can be miniaturized.
  • the terminals 7a to 7c of the connector 5, the terminals 11a to 11f of the power module board 4 and the terminals 9d to 9f of the base 6 are connected to one another by spot welding. Therefore, after external force applied to the connector 5 due to the dimensional error or the assembly error of the respective parts is absorbed by the beam 8 so that no external force is transferred to the base 6 and the power module board 4, the power module board 4, the base 6 and the connector 5 can be stably connected to one another.
  • the control board 3 is fixed to the base 6 subsequently to the power module board 4, the base 6 and the connector 5, the terminals 7a to 7c of the connectors 5, 12 and the control board 3 are electrically connected to each other by soldering. Therefore, after the external force applied to the connector 5 due to the dimensional error or assembly error of the respective parts is absorbed by the beam 8 so that no external force is transferred to the base 6 and the power module board 4, the connectors 5, 12 and the control board 3 can be stably connected to each other by soldering. Therefore, the stress caused by the external force is not applied to the soldering connection portions, and thus the soldering is not broken, so that the connection reliability of the soldering connection portions can be surely prevented from being lowered.
  • the present invention may adopt various embodiments other than the above-described embodiment.
  • the connector 5 is supported by the base 6 through the metal beam 8 which is insert-molded to the insulating resin of the connector 5 and the base 6.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
  • a separate metal leaf spring, rubber or the like may be secured to the connector and the base so that the connector is supported by the base through the leaf spring, rubber or the like.
  • a hinge portion may be formed of insulating resin between the connector and the base in the molding process of the connector and the base so that the connector is supported by the base through the hinge portion. That is, the material of the flexible member of the present invention is not limited to metal insofar as it can absorb external force applied to the connector so that no external force is transferred to the base, the boards, etc.
  • the present invention is applied to an electric control device 100 of an electrically motor-drive type power steering device.
  • the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and it may be applicable to other general electronic equipment.

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  1. Équipement électronique (100) comprenant :
    ➢ un connecteur (5) pour connecter électriquement une dispositif à connecter ;
    ➢ une carte (3, 4) à laquelle le connecteur est électriquement connecté et qui a une portion de connexion de soudure ; caractérisé par
    ➢ une base (6) qui est chevauchée par la carte (3, 4) pour supporter la carte et le connecteur (5) ; et
    ➢ un boîtier (2) pour fixer le connecteur (5) pendant que le connecteur est exposé à partir d'une portion d'ouverture de celui-ci et fixer la carte et la base pendant que la carte et la base sont agencées à l'intérieur de celui-ci, dans lequel la base (6) supporte le connecteur (5) à travers un membre flexible (8).
  2. Équipement électronique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel une pièce de métal électriquement conductrice constituant à borne (7a, 7b, 7c) du connecteur (5) et une pièce de métal flexible constituant le membre flexible (8) sont soumises à un moulage par insertion en utilisant une résine isolante de sorte que le connecteur (5) et la base (6) soient formés d'un seul tenant, puis une portion de résine isolante continue (60) est découpée, de telle manière que le connecteur (5) et la base (6) soient connectés l'un à l'autre uniquement par à pièce de métal flexible.
  3. Équipement électronique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le membre flexible (8) a une portion de courbure (8 a)
  4. Équipement électronique selon la revendication 1, dans lequel à carte comprend une première carte (3) qui est supportée tout en étant chevauchée par le côté supérieur de la base (6), et une deuxième carte (4) qui est supportée tout en étant chevauchée par le côté inférieur de la base (6), à première carte (3) et la deuxième carte (4) sont électriquement connectées l'une à l'autre par soudure, et le connecteur est électriquement connecté à au moins l'une de la première carte et de la deuxième carte par soudure.
  5. Méthode de fabrication d'un équipement électronique comprenant un connecteur (5) électriquement connecté à un dispositif à connecter, une carte (3, 4) ayant une portion de connexion de soudure à laquelle le connecteur est électriquement connecté, une base (6) pour supporter la carte et le connecteur tout en étant chevauchée par la carte, et un boîtier (2) pour fixer le connecteur pendant que le connecteur est exposé à partir d'une portion d'ouverture de celui-ci et fixer la carte et la base pendant que la carte et la base sont agencées dans le boîtier, dans laquelle une pièce de métal électriquement conductrice constituant une borne (7a, 7b, 7c) du connecteur et une pièce de métal flexible (8) sont soumises à un moulage par insertion en utilisant une résine isolante de sorte que le connecteur (5) et la base (6) soient formés d'un seul tenant, puis une portion de résine continue (60) est découpée,
  6. Méthode selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle le connecteur (5), la carte (3, 4) et la base (6) sont fixés sur le boîtier, puis le connecteur (5) et la carte (3, 4) sont électriquement connectés l'un à l'autre par soudure.
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